Bowen treatment

[Shazzzy]

Yesterday i had bowen treatment and today i have migraine but also very strange sensations in my neck arms fingers. Feels like someone is squeezing my upper arm and electrical impulse goes down to my fingers. Electrical feeling in neck and tinnitus, neck and ears very sore. Anyone know whats going on?

[phlebo123]

Hiya, did the Bowen therapist tell you to expect any adverse reactions to the therapy? Maybe you should contact them and ask if these reactions are normal afterwards.

I have not personally tried Bowen, but have tried Reiki and acupuncture, and I experienced bad side effects with both, nausea, shaking, sweating. The one therapy that I can tolerate well is reflexology, which helps me relax and makes me feel like I am "glowing" all over.

I think as with medications, what helps or works for one person, does not necessarily help another.

[Huskybike in reply to phlebo123]

When I had it done I was told you may have pains in other places that you have not had before this is your bodies way of trying to heal itself. That's what I was told x

[Shazzzy in reply to Huskybike]

Thanx huskybike, yes i found that too. It feels like bits of me r coming back to life.

[TheAuthor]

Hi Shazzzy

I am so sorry to read that you are having these symptoms after your Bowen's treatment, and I genuinely hope that you can find some resolution and relief to these issues. The Bowen Technique is a remedial, hands-on therapy that is applied using very gentle pressure. The practitioner uses thumbs and fingers on precise points of the body to perform Bowen’s unique sets of rolling-type moves which stimulate the muscles and soft tissue of the body.

I am not a doctor so I cannot say for definite what has happened to you? However, I can have a layman's opinion on what could be giving you problems? I can hazard a guess, and it may be that certain nerves or muscles have been stimulated by the pressure used and given you a mixture of shock sensations and pain?

I have pasted you two links from NHS Choices relating to peripheral neuropathy and pins and needles pages, so I hope that you find them useful:

nhs.uk/conditions/pins-and-...

nhs.uk/conditions/periphera...

I honestly think if this issue persists or gets any worse you should discuss the problem with your GP. However, I would be tempted to discuss the problem with my GP regardless? I would definitely have a talk with your therapist prior to your next session.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken x

[Shazzzy]

Thanks Ken,

It is one of my doctors that gave me the treatment, this is my 2nd time of having it. The first time resulted in 3 days of migraines and sore body but in the long run it helped by loosening up the very taut muscles in my neck and upper back area. I always expect pain after any treatment, its the nature of the illness, but it was the electric shock sensations that worried me a bit. You are spot on with the bowen description, though even using gentle pressure is very intense and painful whilst being manipulated. I will check out the websites you mention.

[TheAuthor]

I had some very intense massage from a chiropractor and I was in agony afterwards. I had cluster migraines for ages and had to go to see my GP about them. So I never had a massage again.

Best of luck with the Bowens

Ken x

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My dad is a bowen therapist so I have had a lot of bowen done on me over the years, with bowen things can get worse pain wise for the first three days after a treatment and then things start to improve. I find it's just everything realigning and the energies adjusting in my body then it all evens out and I start to feel the benefit from the treatment.

[Shazzzy]

Thanx scarletangeal, thats exactly what i found,I do think the 3 days of pain are worth it.

[Shazzzy]

Thank you for such a thorough explanation. I still see my Bowen practitioner regularly and it does help me deal with my symptoms.